CHAPTER 280: CHAPTER 181: THE HIGHEST HONOR FROM HAN CITY

"When we picked up the money and were about to leave, I saw his hand still moving on the ground, so I lifted my foot and stomped hard on his chest, then he slowly stopped moving."

"Since you stole the money, why did you kill him?"

"Because he recognized Wang Chuang, I was worried we’d be exposed."

Then Mr Li asked, "Tell us about how you stole the money?"

"We went into the bedroom and looked for it ourselves, but couldn’t find the money."

"At that moment, I accidentally knocked over a stool, waking up the woman sleeping on the bed."

"We thought, since we couldn’t find the money, let’s make her tell us where it is."

"So, I restrained the female victim and threatened her to reveal the money’s location, while Wang Chuang was responsible for finding it."

After a long silence, Mr Li asked in a deep voice, "Since you already obtained the money, why did you kill the female victim?"

Liu Dong shook his head with a bitter smile.

"We originally planned to leave with the money, but she said she knew where Wang Chuang lived and would definitely report us to the police."

"At that time, in a fit of rage, I picked up the stool behind me and hit her on the head, she struggled a bit then fell to the ground."

"However, I really didn’t expect the blood to land on my shoes."

Finally, Mr Li said in a deep voice, "The net of justice may be vast, but it misses nothing. If you don’t want anyone to know, don’t do it."

"What awaits you is the harsh punishment of the law."

Then Mr Li and Mr Zhao walked out of the interrogation room together.

The two of them were relieved, "Completely solved!"

Mr Li nodded, "The whole process is entirely consistent with Mr. Jiang’s analysis."

Mr Zhao gave a thumbs up, "No wonder Jiangcheng has such a high solve rate for murder cases lately, it turns out there’s a genius like Mr. Jiang."

Mr Li smiled, "If only we had such an expert in Han City."

Mr Li raised his wrist and glanced at the watch.

o’clock in the morning.

He immediately took out his phone, "I must tell Mr. Liu this good news."

Mr Zhao grinned, "Mr Li, isn’t Mr. Liu sleeping at this hour?"

"No problem!"

"Such great news will definitely wake him up instantly."

Immediately, Mr Li dialed his number.

"Han City Police reminds you, any transaction requiring you to pay is a scam, any transfer request is a scam....."

After a series of anti-fraud ringtone messages, Mr. Liu answered the phone, "Hello! What’s happening?"

Mr. Liu’s voice was faint, listless, it was evident he was sleeping.

"Mr Liu, I’m reporting exciting news to you, our case has been cracked."

On the phone, Mr. Liu softly asked, "Which case?"

"The case of the murdered elderly couple, two suspects have been caught."

At those words, Mr. Liu sat up with a start.

Instantly, he was indeed wide awake.

"What? Say that again?"

"The case of the murdered elderly couple has been successfully cracked, two suspects are now in custody."

Mr. Liu looked incredulous.

This murder case had been under investigation for a month and a half without any leads.

High-ranking officials had repeatedly called to supervise, ordering quick case resolution.

Yesterday at work, he had been planning when to give a formal review.

Unexpectedly, the case has now been cracked!

So surprising!

How could there be such a big breakthrough?

The key is that the suspects have been arrested!

It’s important to know that at Monday’s middle management meeting, Mr Li was still troubled, exhausted, without any ideas.

After calming down a bit, the name of a young man suddenly appeared in Mr. Liu’s mind.

Jiang An!

Until Mr Li’s voice on the phone pulled his thoughts back to reality, "Mr Liu! Mr Liu!"

"I’m here! I’m here!"

Mr. Liu then curiously asked, "How was there such a great breakthrough in such a short time?"

Mr Li replied with a smile, "Mr Liu, it’s mainly due to the expert guidance of the criminal investigator Jiang An we invited from Jiangcheng."

"Oh? Is it really that young fellow who just joined?"

"Mr. Liu, although Jiang An is still in his probationary period, his criminal investigation skills have far surpassed many seasoned investigators."

"Really?"

"Mr. Liu, during the analysis and discussion of this case, I accompanied him the whole process."

"Jiang An’s investigative ideas are unique; he starts from the Crime Scene, combines it with the forensic director, fully reconstructs the crime process, and searches for criminal traces."

"These two criminal suspects were identified by Jiang An, and ultimately it was Jiang An’s solid forensic evidence that made them surrender."

Listening to Mr. Li’s report, Mr. Liu quickly grew interested in Jiang An.

After a brief pause, he quickly uttered his thoughts.

"Mr Li, is there a chance for such a talent to stay in Han City, under our employ?"

As soon as he spoke, Mr Li laughed and said, "Mr Liu, you can’t poach this cornerstone."

"If we want to poach Jiang An, we’d probably have to resort to armed confrontation with Jiangcheng’s criminal investigation team."

Mr Liu also laughed, "Is it that exaggerated?"

"Of course, Jiang An is the sharp knife of Jiangcheng’s criminal investigation murder squad."

"If it weren’t for Jiang An’s reputation, we wouldn’t have specially invited him to guide this case."

"Haha! Exactly!"

After a short pause, Mr Liu said, "Such excellent talent, not being able to keep him in Han City is truly regrettable."

"However, we should still establish a good friendship with him, to invite him for future case guidance in Han City."

"Tomorrow is Saturday, let’s host a luncheon in the afternoon, partly to celebrate solving the case, partly to express gratitude to Jiang An."

Finally, Mr Liu specifically said, "Tomorrow noon, I must personally offer a toast to express my gratitude."

"Yes!"

After hanging up the phone, Mr. Li was momentarily stunned.

He just felt his head buzzing.

Mr Liu, as the chief of Han City Police, had never attended such non-leadership figure banquets.

This time was truly unexpected!

The key thing was, Mr Liu especially thanked Jiang An with a toast.

For someone in the probationary period, Mr Liu had offered the highest courtesy.

After thinking for a while, Mr Li said, "Tomorrow afternoon’s celebration banquet, Mr Liu will attend, specially to thank Jiang An."

Upon hearing this, Mr Zhao burst into laughter.

"Really? This is truly an honor for our Han City criminal investigation team."

"I remember the last time I had dinner with Mr Liu was 8 years ago."

Mr Li laughed, "You all benefited from Jiang An’s reputation!"

Right after he said that, Jiang An, Zhang Yean, and Wan walked over.

Mr Li went up with a smile, "Mr Jiang, thank you all!"

The three of them smiled.

Jiang An said, "This is the result of our collective effort."

Mr Zhao also came and patted Jiang An on the shoulder.

"Mr Jiang, do you take apprentices? I’d love to learn from you."

Jiang An smiled, "You’re too high-ranked for me to accept!"

"Haha!"

Mr Li said, "Tomorrow I’ll contact an old classmate to see if we can send someone over to learn from Mr Jiang."

Mr Zhao hurriedly raised his hand, "Mr Li, I’m the first to sign up!"

Mr Li turned to look, "Mr Jiang said you’re too old, leave the learning opportunity for the younger ones."

Mr Zhao laughed, "Men at forty are in their prime, aren’t I still young?"

Jiang An said, "In the future, let’s strengthen cooperation and communication, learn from each other and progress together."

After a bit of joking, Mr Li solemnly said, "We have investigated this case for a month and a half without any leads."

"Mr Jiang, after you came over for guidance, the case was quickly cracked."

"Mr Liu is very grateful for your presence and guidance, and has specially arranged a luncheon to show gratitude tomorrow noon."

Jiang An looked around, "Mr Li, Mr Liu is busy with important affairs, no need to trouble him."

"It’s no trouble!"

"Mr Liu pays high attention to this case, he was very happy to hear it’s been solved."

"This is his arrangement on the phone, specifically saying he must express thanks face to face."